I take my lunch early and spend it in the break room, preferably alone, to preserve my sanity. I try to spend it reading. Occasionally, another courthouse employee will happen to eat at the same time, and if they attempt to converse, I’ll close my book and be sociable. Rarely and to my extreme perturbation, a probationer or civilian will wander in and interrupt me. When that happens, I tell them it’s rude to interrupt me while I’m eating lunch and they can come back in 30 minutes.